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Isaac Langley Williams • Exeter, New Hampshire 
Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty) 
See page 13 
Iris cristata (Crested Iris). See page 16 
HARDY NATIVE WILD FLOWERS and GROUND-COVER PLANTS, continued 
ARENARIA stricta. Sandwort. 5 to 10 in. White. Late sum- 3 10 100 
mer. Excellent for the sunny rock-garden.$0 75 $2 00 
ARUNCUS Sylvester. Goat’s-beard. 3 to 7 ft. Blossoms white 
in large branched clusters. June. Shade. 
ASARUM canadense. Canada Wild Ginger. 3 to 6 in. A 
creeping plant with curious chocolate-brown blossoms 
hidden under the beautiful leaves. Good ground-cover 
plant in partial shade. Ginger-flavored root. 
shuttleworthi. Mottled Wild Ginger. 3 to 6 in. Large, 
thick, evergreen leaves. Shade. 
ASGLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. 1 ft. Gorgeous orange 
flowers in dry soil. Full sun. July. 
ASTER cordifolius. Heartleaved Aster. 1 to 3 ft. Lavender 
flowers in profusion in September and October. Frost- 
resistant . 
ericoides. Heath Aster. 1 to 3 ft. Bears a profusion of 
snow-white flowers in September. 
linariifolius. Savory-leaved Aster. 6 to 18 in. A tufted 
plant with violet flowers. Requires a sandy, acid soil . . . 
novae-angliae. New England Aster. 3 to 7 ft. Gorgeous 
royal purple blossoms from mid-August to late September 
novi-belgi. New York Aster. 3 to 5 ft. Violet-blue flowers 
in profusion in September. 
umbellatus. Flat-top Aster. 5 to 7 ft. Large showy white 
flowers. Good for naturalizing in moist shade. 
undulatus. Wave Aster. 2 ft. Violet-blue flowers in 
September. 
BAPTISIA australis. Blue False Indigo. 4 to 6 ft. Indigo- 
blue. July, August. Worthy of a place in any garden. . . 
bracteata. Cream Wild-indigo. Tall 3-foot spikes of pure 
white. Prefers open, dry slopes. June. 
leucantha. White Wild-indigo. 1 to 1^ ft. Full sun, in June. 
tinctoria. Yellow Wild-indigo. 2 to 3 ft. Yellow flowers in 
late summer. 
BRODIzEA coccinea. Floral Firecracker. 1 to 2 ft. April, May. 
Loose soil. Fiery red, tipped with yellow, green-yellow, 
and white. Exceptionally beautiful when combined with 
ferns. Will thrive in any soil with good drainage. 
lactea. Cup-shaped. Milky white with green veins. Long 
lasting. One of the best. 
CALLIRHOE triangulata. Poppy-Mallow. \ x /2 1° 2 Y 2 ft. 
Deep purple. Dry soil. August, September. 
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